Cris (footballer, born 1985)

Brazilian footballer (born 1985)

In this Portuguese name, the surname is  da Silva.

Not to be confused with the Portuguese men's footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

CrisPersonal information

Full name|  Ana Cristina da Silva
Date of birth|  (1985-12-12) 12 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth|  Três Rios, Brazil
Height|  1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)|  Defensive midfielder,
centre back
Team information

Current team

|  Atlético Piauiense
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Olaria|  |
|  Santos|  |
2007–2008|  America Rio|  |
2010–2011|  Palmeiras|  |
2012|  XV de Piracicaba|  |
2013|  São Caetano|  |
2014|  Ferroviária|  4|  (0)
2015|  São Paulo|  |
2016–2018|  Iranduba|  14|  (1)
2019–2020|  São Paulo|  15|  (2)
2021|  Botafogo|  10|  (0)
2022|  Malabo Kings|  |
2023|  Ceará|  10|  (0)
2024|  União de Natal|  5|  (0)
2024–|  Atlético Piauiense|  0|  (0)
International career‡
2011–2016|  Equatorial Guinea|  4|  (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2011 (before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup)

Ana Cristina da Silva (born 12 December 1985), commonly known as Cris, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Piauiense Feminino club Atlético Piauiense.[1]

Cris was part of the Equatorial Guinea women's national football team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2]

On 5 October 2017, Cris and other nine Brazilian footballers were declared by FIFA as ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea.[3]

## Early life

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Ana Cristina da Silva was born on 12 December 1985 in Três Rios, a municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.[4][5]

## Club career

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While playing for Associação Ferroviária de Esportes (commonly known as Ferroviária) in Brazil, she was a member of the team that won the Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino league and the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino cup double in 2014.[4]

## International career

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After being nationalised as an Equatoguinean,[6][7] she was selected as a member of the Equatorial Guinea women's national football team for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[8] At the time of being named in the squad, she was unattached at club level.[9] When da Silva was a member of the Equatorial Guinea team that won the 2012 African Women's Championship, she was one of 11 out of the 21 players who were naturalized Brazilians playing as Equatoguineans.[6][7]

She continued to play for the Equatoguinean women's team through the qualifying matches for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[10] However, the team were expelled from the tournament after fielding a player with fraudulent documentation.[11]

### International goals

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Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first

No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition

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| 17 June 2011 | Stade Jos Becker, Niederanven, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg |

5–0

8–0

| Friendly

## Notes

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1. ^ "Iranduba fecha com volante ex-Foz e Ferroviária-SP para a Copa do Brasil". globoesporte.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 27 January 2017.
2. ^ "Official squad list 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup". FIFA. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
3. ^ "Equatorial Guinea expelled from FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". FIFA.com. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
4. ^ a b "Cris". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
5. ^ "Ana Cristina Da Silva, Equatorial Guinea". Goal.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
6. ^ a b Agergaard & Tiesler 2014, p. 90.
7. ^ a b Agergaard & Tiesler 2014, p. 98.
8. ^ "Official squad lists submitted". FIFA. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
9. ^ Johnston, Patrick (23 July 2011). "Equatorial Guinea names 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup team". Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
10. ^ "Equatorial Guinea arrives for Banyana Banyana clash". South African Football Association. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2016.[permanent dead link‍]
11. ^ "Equatorial Guinea expelled from Women's Olympic Football Tournament 2020". FIFA. 11 April 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

## References

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* Agergaard, Sine; Tiesler, Nina Clara (2014). Women, Soccer and Transnational Migration. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-41582-459-0.

Equatorial Guinea squads

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Equatorial Guinea squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

* 1 Mirian
* 2 Bruna
* 3 Dulce
* 4 Carol Carioca
* 5 Cris
* 6 Vânia
* 7 Diala
* 8 Emiliana
* 9 Dorine
* 10 Añonman (c)
* 11 Natalia
* 12 Eyang
* 13 Yao
* 14 Jumária
* 15 Chinasa
* 16 Lucrecia
* 17 Tiga
* 18 María Rosa
* 19 Fatoumata
* 20 Christelle
* 21 Laetitia
* Coach: Frigério

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Equatorial Guinea squad – 2012 African Women's Championship winners (2nd title)

* 1 Mirian
* 2 Adriana
* 3 Nke
* 4 Carol
* 5 Cris
* 6 Vânia
* 7 Mariana
* 8 Jade
* 9 Dorine
* 10 Añonma
* 11 Camila
* 12 Mirey
* 13 Tala
* 14 Jumária
* 15 Chinasa
* 16 Dulce
* 17 Tiga
* 18 Emiliana
* 19 Bruna
* 20 Christelle
* 21 Laetitia
* Coach: Becker

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*[Gls]: League goals
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